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PA NEWS PHOTO 1/11/82 THE CARTOON COMPARING FIREWORKS INJURIES WITH THOSE SUFFERED BY BRITISH TROOPS IN THE FALKLANDS WAS ATTACKED BY A GOVERNMENT MINISTER IN LONDON TODAY. THE CARTOON ISSUED BY THE BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL SAYS THAT HORRIFIC BURNS AND MUTILATIONS CAUSED BY FIREWORKS WERE LIKE THOSE IN WAR. ARMED FORCES MINISTER PETER BAKER SAID "IT IS IN BAD TASTE AND ILL JUDGED. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL NOW WITHDRAW IT"

PA NEWS PHOTO 1/11/82 THE CARTOON COMPARING FIREWORKS INJURIES WITH THOSE SUFFERED BY BRITISH TROOPS IN THE FALKLANDS WAS ATTACKED BY A GOVERNMENT MINISTER IN LONDON TODAY. THE CARTOON ISSUED BY THE BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL SAYS THAT HORRIFIC BURNS AND MUTILATIONS CAUSED BY FIREWORKS WERE LIKE THOSE IN WAR. ARMED FORCES MINISTER PETER BAKER SAID "IT IS IN BAD TASTE AND ILL JUDGED. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL NOW WITHDRAW IT" Stock Photo
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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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6.5 MB (543.8 KB Compressed download)

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2180 x 1040 px | 36.9 x 17.6 cm | 14.5 x 6.9 inches | 150dpi

Date taken:

1 November 1982

Location:

LONDON UK

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PA

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